Improved shoe-blacking apparatus



s. MACFERRAN. Shoe Blacking Apparatus.

Patented April 12, 1864.

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j ATENT IMPROVED SHOE-BLACKING APPARATUS.

Specification torming part of Letters Patent No. &2,302, dated April 12, 1864.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MACFERRAN, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Blaeking Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that the followin g is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a boX or case with the lid thrown open to show the arrangement of the apparatus ready for use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, the lid closed, representing a cushion-seat combined with the case. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the board D, which holds the box of blacking.

Like letters in all thefigures represent the same parts.

The nature of my invention will be understood by the following description A is the case, which is divided into two compartments, a and b, by the division 0. The compartment to is for the purpose of holding the brush B. The compartment 1) has longt tudinal strips 0 a secured to the front and back side pieces of the case, so as to form rabbets to receive and support the ends of the boot-jack O and the board D. The jack 0 is detachable, so as to be conveniently used for drawing off the boots, when desired. It has a foot-rest, cl, secured to its under side, to be used in the operation of blacking the boots. In this case the jack is reversed to bring the said rest on top, as represented by red dotted lines. The board D is made with two recesses,

eand f, to hold the blacking-box y and its cover h, the latter of which is inverted, as represented, for the purpose of containing water to moisten the blaeking. The openings 6 and f are sunk only equal to the said boX and cover. They have central holes clear through the board for the purpose of insertin g a finger, for the purpose of removing the box and cover when necessary. (For the particular construction of the said board, see Fig. 3.)

F is a cushion combined with the lid A of the case A, so as to make the latter a neat and comfortable seat for an office or other room, and thus add to its usefulness as well as to improve its appearance,

Having thus full y described the construction and operation of my improvement in shoeblacking apparatus, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

Combining the reversible bootjaek O with the shoe-blackin g apparatus, substantially as described, so that it may he used as a rest or support for the foot during the operation of blacking, and also as a jack for drawing 011' the boots by detaching it from the case, as above set forth.

In testimony that the above is my invention I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 23d day of January, 1864.

SAM UEL M AOFERRAN.

Witu esses STEPHEN UsTIcK, J AS. MAOFERRAN. 

